thistledown book scotch humour character de ford (56 résultats)

John Duncan (illustrateur). A collection of humorous essays and anecdotes reflecting Scottish culture and character. Likely written in the late 19th century. Captures the quirks and nuances of the Scottish tongue and showcases the unique blend of pathos and humour inherent to the people. 1925 5th edition hardback. Colour illustrations by John Duncan. Fair condition. Marking to the hardback. Fading to the spine with signs of wear top and bottom. All pages intact. Internal foxing. Pages edges darkened and feathery. Pencil mark of '£5' on inside page.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. New Edition. No date given, but the gift inscription on the front flyleaf is dated Sept. 1930. Light wear to the purple paper-covered boards. No slope, no twist, no distortion from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. No musty odor. No water damage. No soiling. No sun fading. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Boards have some wear. Content has light toning. Owner name to end paper. No DJ.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Etat : Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Undated. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Etat : Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. 8vo. Blue cloth. Half lather. Raised bands. Gilt on spine. Heavy exterior wear. Backstrip is very damaged and loose. Very loosely bound. Mostly clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:

Fair (no dj, red cloth lightly worn top and base of spine and all corners bumped, lightly soiled front board decorated with gilt thistle and shield, top page edges heavily dust marked, front hinge cracked, foxing prelims and back free endpaper, the contents are generally clean with the occasional small spots and smudges, shelf cocked and spine leaning) 12mo 402pp. New and enlarged edition, with illustrations.

HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Etat : Good. Boards have some general edge/surfce wear. Content has light toning, Stable binding despite a crack to the front hinge. No DJ.

Hardcover. Etat : Good +. Etat de la jaquette : No Dustjacket. Duncan, John (Illustrator) (illustrateur). Sixth Impression. 463 pages. No dustjacket, Maroon hardback binding a bit lightened to spine, some wear to spine-ends and boards' corners. Page-edges foxed. B&W and colour plates, colour plates tipped-in upon khaki pages, all verifited present and correct. Small blotches to half-title page, pages have the occasional mark but generally clean and sound.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Light shelf wear. Splitting at inner hinges but binding is sturdy. Pages/boards clean, NO foxing or markings.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Cover and edges shows shelf wear and minor tanning. Pages shows minor tanning.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Duncan, John (illustrateur). 1930 Alexander Gardner sixth impression hardback; green boards with gilt emblem and titling to front, no dj; good+ clean, lightly aged copy; UK dealer, immediate dispatch.

Hardcover. Etat : Acceptable. No Jacket. Undated c1895 Alexander Gardner "new and enlarged edition with illustrations" hardback; acceptable reading copy, 1912 presentation plate inside front cover, internal hinge weakened, worn spine, no dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. John Duncan (illustrateur). 2nd Imp. Second Impression of the New and Enlarged Edition of 1913 which was the first illustrated edition. Col. Frontispiece, tipped-in with tissue guard, and 15 other full page illustrations, mostly col. plates from paintings, all with tissue guards and tipped-in on brown paper with captions, the rest being monochrome pen and ink drawings. p.463, top edge gilt, all other edges untrimmed. In publisher's original brown cloth with gold art nouveau lettering and design on upper cover and spine. In overall very good condition, ink signature in contemporary hand on top of front endpaper, upper cover with small mark, corners slightly bumped and edges a little worn but only consistent with the age of the book, binding firm, lettering to spine a bit faint. 8vo.

Decorated. Etat : Very Good. Seems unread. Tight and crisp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. John Duncan (illustrateur). No date of publication, circa 1891, 463 pages, illustrated by John Duncan nice clean tipped in plates with tissue guards."Essentially a book of humour, it is hoped that the reader will find it to be something more than a merely funny book. If he does not, the writer will have failed to realize fully his aim." VERY GOOD HARDCOVER, tan linen cloth covers, letering is bright on the spine and cover. A nice clean tight copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Etat : Very Good Plus. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. New and Enlarged Edition. Dust jacket: Light marking to covers, spine darkened with wear to ends, slight wear to corners. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Paper covered boards, light creasing to ends of spine. Very clean condition throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: x, 402.

Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : None. 463 pages. Hardcover. Circa 1910. Letter "A" appears at bottom left corner of preface. Illustrations by John Duncan. Brown cloth covers with gilt titles. Light wear. Clean, tight copy. Record # 610970.

Fourth Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 463 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes index. Subject; Humour, satire. 1 Kg.

Fourth Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 463 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes index. Subject; Humour, satire. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Hardback in original red cloth boards, gilt titles, top edge gilt, hand-cut pages, some light foxing, otherwise in Very Good condition. Fifth impression,1925, pp463, colour illustrations by John Duncan, tissue-guarded. Thistledown: A Book of Scotch Humour, Character, Folklore, Story and Anecdote.

Hardback. Etat : VG+. Etat de la jaquette : No Dw. 5th Impression. Publishers Reddish brown cloth, gilt., Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Published by , 1913.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Undated c1895 Alexander Gardner "new and enlarged edition with illustrations" hardback; rebound with reinforced sound and firm library binding, blue linen effect patterned boards with white titling to spine, red speckled page edges, no dj; ex-library local reference collection, usual plate and stamps; good+ clean and little-used copy, lightly age-tanned pages; UK dealer, immediate dispatch.

[no date], 1st Canadian. (Cloth) Very good, no dust jacket. 463pp. 8vo. Beige cloth covers with gilt illustration and lettering to front and spine. Frontispiece. 15 full-colour illustrated plates. The Bible to figuring out those wackly kilt-cladded, wee dram tippling, sheep's stomach munching, brogue speaking ragamuffins so lovingly called the Scots. Unless you're Irish but at least they're better than the Welsh.

Second impression hard back binding in publisher's original brown buckram covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains tissue-guarded colour frontispiece, 463 pp with 15 tissue-guarded mounted colour plates and monochrome illustrations throughout. Front free end paper absent, ink name to the half-title page, rubbing to the covers and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SCOTLAND (Gaelic: Alba).

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. John Duncan (illustrateur). First Edition. Publisher's original cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine and upper panel, top edge gilt, fore and lower edges untrimmed. 463 pages, index. Sixteen mounted colour plates. Clean, tight and sound copy, some mild foxing, binding slightly rubbed, a little fraying at spine ends Ownership Inscription. Size approx. 8" by 6.5" Illustrator: John Duncan. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Humour; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 27042.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. 402 pages. Possibly published in 1921? DJ in loose clear protector, loss to both ends of spine, so perhaps only fair condition. New and Enlarged edition with illustrations.